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Milliyet’s Tribute to Nana Karagianni

Nana Karagianni, who has been suffering from anorexia nervosa, seems to have spread great concern not only in the Greek media, but the Turkish as well. Reporters and journalists of the newspaper Milliyet have made a special tribute with an extensive story on Nana and her eating disorder. The article goes, “One of the most [...]

Turkey Returns Property To Mesochori Community

The Turkish state, after a decision taken by the General Directorate of Foundations (GDF), yielded to the community of Ortaköy (spelled Mesochori in Greek), a small village, within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, a building that had previously been confiscated. The decision puts off a European Court of Human Rights judgment. The community had [...]

Arınç Asks Greece To Reopen Halki Seminary

Greece ought to take some steps forward to address grievances of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace. This would as a result help the Turkish government towards the reopening of a Greek Orthodox theological seminary on the island of Heybeliada near İstanbul, according to a senior Turkish Cabinet member. In an exclusive interview with Today΄s [...]

Plot To Kill Patriarch Bartholomew Uncovered

Plot To Kill Patriarch Bartholomew Uncovered

An alleged plot against Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate Bartholomew is being investigated by an Ankara public prosecutor, private broadcaster NTV reported today. As reported in Hurriyet Daily News, the investigation was launched after a letter was sent from the Central Anatolia province of Kayseri, claiming that the Istanbul-based patriarch would be the target of an [...]

Dr. Oz Calls Turkish Coffee Greek

The internationally renowned Turkish-American MD Mehmet Oz, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, writer, talk show presenter and commentator – who was born and lives in the U.S., where he made his career, caused the reaction of the Turkish community when he referred to Turkish Coffee as Greek Coffee on his TV show. As Turks said, the coffee was [...]

Erdoğan Mulls Hagia Sophia As Mosque

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears to be moving toward allowing Hagia Sophia, now a museum, to be opened as a mosque. According to the Turkish daily newspaper Vatan, during a meeting between the executives of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdoğan was called to answer whether or not and when Hagia [...]